A study commissioned by the Institute for Application Security and the Institute of System Security from the Technische Universität Braunschweig analyzed Alexa’s top million websites and found that the percentage of websites using the...
The malicious robot program is constantly evolving and much more complicated than before. The purpose of using robot programs in different industries is different, but robot programs are common tools for hackers and are...
In the past few months, some Android users have been plagued by a malware called xHelper, and its automatic reinstallation mechanism is helpless. xHelper was first discovered in March. By August, it gradually infected...
Recently, a new type of malware called “Spidey Bot” has emerged, which is very dangerous. The malware obtains all personal information of the user, such as password, IP address, email, by modifying the Windows...
Apple’s operating system and software architecture have always been known for security, thanks to Apple’s rigorous review of applications to ensure that applications are not malicious. In general, users who download apps through the...
South Africa’s largest city, Johannesburg, caused some residents to lose power supply in July this year due to ransomware attacks, and now it is once again the target of ransomware attacks. The hacker organization,...
Following the exposure of a number of Adware hidden in cameras and VPN applications in late September, the research team from the network security research company ESET recently found 42 new Android apps embedded...
The well-known automated tool manufacturer Pilz is still recovering from ransomware attacks. Since October 13, all company servers, PC workstations, and communication systems worldwide have been affected by the ransomware attacks. To prevent the...
ESET researchers have recently discovered new malware written by the hacker organization Winnti Group, which is used to lurk on Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) systems. Attackers can use the new malicious tool called skip-2.0...
Based on two consecutive security reports released in recent months, hackers are trying to hide WAV audio files to hide malicious payload. This technique, called steganography, is a technique for hiding information in another...
The network security company CheckPoint released a report analyzing a botnet named Phorpiex. The botnet contains over 500,000 infected computers and is a medium-sized botnet. It is understood that the Phorpiex botnet has appeared...
Recently, Kaspersky reported that the frequency of attacks against IoT devices is increasing rapidly. In the first half of 2019, Kaspersky’s network of honeypots observed 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000...
One morning, a bank employee in Freiburg, Germany, found that an ATM machine seemed to have problems. A strange message was received on its control panel – “Ho-ho-ho! Let’s make some cutlets today!” Unfortunately,...
European Police Office (Europol), based in The Hague, the Netherlands, issued a report together with Interpol on the 9th, saying that ransomware is still the biggest threat to cybersecurity, and the world needs to...
HildaCrypt ransomware is relatively unpopular, but users affected by this ransomware can now decrypt using the keys provided by their developers. The ransomware developer has provided its key to the security company EMSISOFT, users...
Proofpoint research team found that the new malware downloader WhiteShadow uses the attacker-controlled Microsoft SQL Server to distribute malware. Experts say that WhiteShadow uses the SQLOLEDB connector to connect to a remote Microsoft SQL...
